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                    <h2>About us and our team</h2>
                    <p>Murex Capital, LLC (Murex or Firm) is an Independent Broker/Dealer, registered member of FINRA and the Securities and Exchange Commission and also part of SIPC (Securities Investor Protection Corporation). Our Firm is headquartered in the affluent city of Coral Gables, Florida, with a branch office located in New York City&rsquo;s largest business district.</p>
                    <p>Founded in 2008, Murex provides financial investment services to institutions and high net worth individuals. The Firm is comprised of seasoned professionals with significant experience in the handling of sophisticated clientele who offer unsurpassed expertise to capital markets and multi-asset class investments.  Our New York trading team has secured well established relationships with some of the major Wall Street houses along with significant reputable foreign counterparties. All this experience allows Murex to provide its clients with the best market execution in the arena of Emerging Markets fixed income products.</p>
                    <p>We offer clearing and custodial services through our partner Pershing LLC, a BNY Mellon company, member of NYSE/FINRA/SIPC.</p>
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                    <h4>Italo D'Alfonso</h4>
                    <p class="staff-position">Chief Executive Officer</p>
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                        Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Compliance Officer (COO) of the company. He holds the following licenses: 7, 24, 63 and 65. He is responsible for managing the company, supervising trading, investment suitability among other responsibilities. Mr. D&rsquo;Alfonso was the General Manager of a large Clothing Manufacturing Company, where he was responsible for all administrative and financial activities, production equipment and sales, while supervising more than 300 employees. He has worked as General Manager for Oro Negro Tours, a tourism wholesaler and as a New accounted Representative at AXA Advisors, LLC and General Manager at Taurine Services offering financial advice to high net worth investors.
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                    <h4>Javier Sumavielle</h4>
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                        Managing Director Javier has over 25 years of experience in the global financial markets.He was actively involved in foreign exchange trading at Chase Manhattan and Commerzbank. For the last 18 years , Javier has been dedicated to institutional sales of fixed income securitiesat RefcoSecurities , PaliCapital and most recently was a founder of Avila Capital Markets.He has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a double major in Finance and Management Science from University of South Carolina. At Murex, Javier is responsible for managing all aspects of sales and trading and facilitating the global growth of the firm.He holds the Series 3, 7, 63 licenses.
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                    <h4>Steven Videla</h4>
                    <p class="staff-position">Senior Vice President</p>
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                        Senior Vice President Prior to joining Murex, Steven worked in institutional FX and Fixed Income sales and trading for over 10 years.He has held positions in American Express, Merrill Lynch, PaliCapital, and most recently was a founding partner in Avila Capital Markets.At Murex, Steven is responsible for all trading execution of the firm.Steven received his B.S. in Finance from NYU Stern School of Business in 2002 and his MBA from the Fordham GabelliSchool of Business in 2012.He holds the Series 3, 7, and 66 licenses.
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                    <h4>Joel Cohen</h4>
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                        Joel D. Cohen has been in the fixed income business for over 32 years. With a background in emerging markets, U.S. corporate bonds, high-yield bonds, and structured products, Joel brings a vast knowledge to the institutional and private clients of Murex. At Murex, Joel is co-heading the division providing capital market solutions for banks. He holds the Series 7 and 63 licenses.
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